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Wave interactions in a three-dimensional attachment line boundary layer
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Mackerrell, Sharon O. Hall, Philip |
| Copyright Year | 1988 |
| Description | The 3-D boundary layer on a swept wing can support different types of hydrodynamic instability. Attention is focused on the so-called spanwise contamination problem, which occurs when the attachment line boundary layer on the leading edge becomes unstable to Tollmien-Schlichting waves. In order to gain insight into the interactions important in that problem, a simplified basic state is considered. This simplified flow corresponds to the swept attachment line boundary layer on an infinite flat plate. The basic flow here is an exact solution of the Navier-Stokes equations and its stability to 2-D waves propagating along the attachment can be considered exactly at finite Reynolds number. This has been done in the linear and weakly nonlinear regimes. The corresponding problem is studied for oblique waves and their interaction with 2-D waves is investigated. In fact, oblique modes cannot be described exactly at finite Reynolds number so it is necessary to make a high Reynolds number approximation and use triple deck theory. It is shown that there are two types of oblique wave which, if excited, cause the destabilization of the 2-D mode and the breakdown of the disturbed flow at a finite distance from the leading edge. First, a low frequency mode related to the viscous stationary crossflow mode is a possible cause of breakdown. Second, a class of oblique wave with frequency comparable with that of the 2-D mode is another cause of breakdown. It is shown that the relative importance of the modes depends on the distance from the attachment line. |
| File Size | 1210288 |
| Page Count | 35 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19880012030 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9n34r939 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1988-03-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Fluid Mechanics And Heat Transfer Flat Plates Reynolds Number Reattached Flow Hydrodynamics Wave Interaction Three Dimensional Boundary Layer Flow Stability Navier-stokes Equation Swept Wings Obliqueness Leading Edges Cross Flow Viscous Flow Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
